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ECI Group

Wear plate manufacturer and supplier

Senior DevOps Engineer - Trading & Supply

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Houston, TX, USA
In PersonHouston-based contract role; anticipated duration is 6 months.
DevOps & InfrastructureSite Reliability Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of experience in Front Office application support and vendor management.
  • At least 8 years of relevant FIX Engineering experience.
  • Experience with application deployment best practices.
  • Experience responding rapidly to incidents to maintain continuous trading operations and turning fixes into robust, scalable solutions.
  • Experience proactively monitoring and troubleshooting systems, owning reliability improvements, and ensuring their successful delivery.
  • Understanding of the trading lifecycle, including order capture and execution, allocation workflow, settlement, and compliance requirements.
  • Strong technical skills in scripting and programming, including Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL, or other programming languages.
  • Proven experience with exchange and vendor certification.
  • Knowledge of third-party networks and EMS/OMS software vendors, such as TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, and TradingScreen.
  • Understanding of major global futures exchanges and the full exchange-traded derivatives trade lifecycle.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Commodity Trading and Capital Markets or Investment Banks.
  • Knowledge of market data providers, such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv, and liquidity aggregation platforms.
  • At least 8 years of knowledge of real-time market data distribution platforms, individual feed handlers, and enterprise-level real-time consolidated feeds.
  • At least 8 years of knowledge of time-series analytic frameworks, including kdb, shakti, or similar technologies.
  • Strong communication skills to interact with traders, developers, and stakeholders.
  • Ability to work under demanding deadlines with changing priorities in a trading room environment.
Responsibilities
  • Proactively manage critical end-to-end workflows and continuously improve stability and resilience in collaboration with delivery and infrastructure teams.
  • Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support, and technical business users.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for trading systems initiatives.
  • Support scalable algorithmic trading technology in a compliant and flexible manner.
  • Participate in the on-call rota as part of a global team of development engineers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with algorithmic trading regulation, audit, and compliance, including RTS6.
  • Experience in messaging systems and debugging network protocols such as TCP and multicast.
  • Operational experience supporting market data distribution platforms, including knowledge of Real-Time Distribution Systems (RTDS) and DACS, ADH, and ADS components.
  • Knowledge of multicast data traffic management, arbitration, and message queueing.
  • Operational experience supporting time-series frameworks such as kdb and shakti.

About the company

ECI Group through Enduraclad International provides wear protection solutions, including wear steel and ceramic liner plates, as well as steel, ceramic and polymer linings and smooth overlays. Its products extend equipment life by supplying durable wear-resistant surfaces for harsh industrial service, manufactured in two ISO-certified workshops in Western Australia with a direct national and international supply chain. The company prioritizes quality with ISO 9001:2015 certification and Equal Assurance verification to standardize processes and maintain product quality. It differentiates itself as a one-stop shop for wear solutions with in-house manufacturing and a broad product range, aiming to deliver reliable wear protection to industrial customers across Australia and beyond and help reduce downtime.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

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Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • ECI acquired Ardmore at Flowers in Clayton, N.C., first Almanac-backed deal.
  • ECI provided a $17.66 million mezzanine loan for Davenport, Florida, proving lending traction.
  • ECI won 2026 Best Places to Work in Multifamily, aiding recruiting and retention.

What critics are saying

  • Concord Wilshire sued in April 2026, alleging ECI abandoned the Main Street bankruptcy deal.
  • ECI's lending platform ties earnings to refinancing demand; a credit freeze hits originations.
  • Texas and Southeast concentration concentrates storms, insurance spikes, and rent softness into 2027.

What makes ECI Group unique

  • ECI and ApexOne have acquired or developed 50,000 units across 160 communities.
  • Almanac committed $350 million in 2024, plus ECI's integrated own-develop-manage-lend model.
  • ECI targets existing multifamily assets, workforce housing, and value-add redevelopments, not pure ground-up.

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  • Remote Work Options

Company News

PR Newswire
Oct 21st, 2024
ECI Group Gets $350M from Almanac

ECI Group has received a $350 million equity infusion from Almanac Realty Investors to support its expansion in the multifamily sector. Alongside a new debt platform with Smith Hill Capital and InterVest, these initiatives are expected to generate over $3 billion in investment and financing growth in the next 3-5 years. ECI plans to acquire and develop multifamily communities in the Southeast and Texas, leveraging both direct investments and joint venture partnerships.